Some might have said that Google invent new innovative ways to learn. In “Is Google Making Us Stupid?” Nicholas Carr’s that the internet is a threat to our brains‚ but there is no evidence of such cause. I found that the internet is a tool when it comes to reading‚ studying‚ and anything that I am able to find on the internet. We are in a world that enable us to learn much than in a book could which might lead to believe that technology can improve teaching and learning‚ but there still some continue
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In the article “Is Google Making Us Stupid” published in The Atlantic Magazine‚ Nicholas Carr begins by talking of a national issue. Our concentration levels are diminishing. Carr uses the title to point out google as the perpetrator‚ but he refers to the web as a whole. He used to be able to read for hours. However‚ he struggles with reading a few pages now. Carr says that our brains are being programmed to learn the answer and shut down. You no longer submerge yourself into knowledge. You simply
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Kupke 1 Paul Kupke Professor Spence English 101 22 February 2013 Writing in the Field of Dentistry ! It is pretty clear that a dentist does not spend every day at a desk writing endless papers. The job of a dentist entails that they analyze‚ anticipate‚ and treat problems with teeth or mouth tissue. What they look for on a daily basis is to remove decay‚ fill cavities‚ straighten teeth‚ and repair fractured teeth. They also instruct people on diet‚ brushing and flossing their teeth. Dentists
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Stupid Is as Stupid Does One of the two books I read was Forrest Gump‚ written by Winston Groom. I spent almost two months on it‚ and I found it so interesting and instructive that the simple and easy words could touch my heart. Forrest Gump is a man who has a very low intelligence. Everyone‚ including himself‚ thinks that he is an idiot. The narrator of this book is himself‚ and it is interestingly different to see the world from an “idiot”. Though he might not be so good at dealing with social
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In the essay “Is Google Making Us Stupid?” by Nicholas Carr. Carr speaks on how over the last decade his focus and ability to concentrate has been declining due to the fact that he has a plethora of knowledge available to him on his smartphone or computer‚ thus he is not able to focus on a task at hand for as long as he could before the age of information. Carr claims that his mind is changing for the worse and backs his evidence with first hand accounts of respected scholars who also share the same
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Google Is a Double-Edged Sword Where can college students find some important data at the midnight when all the libraries close? The answer is: if they search on Google and they can get whatever they want. Doesn’t it sound pretty convenient while the student who gets in trouble? Absolutely! However‚ this kind of approach caused the college students to think less. Nicholas Carr says in the article “Is Google Making Us Stupid‚ “The more they use the Web‚ the more they have to fight to stay focused
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Analysis of Nicholas Carr’s “Is Google Making Us Stupid?” Analysis of Nicholas Carr’s “Is Google Making Us Stupid?” In his article “Is Google Making Us Stupid?” Nicholas Carr‚ a Dartmouth and Harvard graduate‚ and member of encyclopedia Britannica’s editorial board of advisors‚ poses the argument that the constant use of sources such as Google can reshape the thought process in a negative way. Although‚ the Internet has brought many advantages to the user‚ these advantages could be
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Is Google Making Us Stupid? Nicholas Carr asks this question in his Article published in The Atlantic Magazine and poses the readers to give it some thought. Carr is of the opinion that the internet is changing the way people think and how their minds work; hence he argues that this has a negative effect on the mind of people. Carr suggests that‚ people’s intellectual lives are becoming like a piece of work in industrial manufacturing that are built for maximum speed and efficiency (Carr n.p.).
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will be. When students have computers or any device that can access the internet there is a high rate that they will be distracted by what they can look up. In the article “Is Google Making Us Stupid?” (Nicholas Carr) “If we’re distracted‚ we understand less‚ remember less‚ and learn less.” When being distracted by google or any other website it is not to the benefit of the MMMS(Marlboro Memorial Middle School) students. If the students look up anything they are not suppose to they are getting distracted
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The internet helps us connect with friends‚ family‚ and people around all around the world. Without it‚ we could never reach out to friends or family in other states. People around the world would be less socially diverse
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